Call for Asio to make public submission to press freedom inquiry

Peter Greste, of Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom, urges spy agency to be ‘as open and transparent’ as it can be

Spy agency Asio is being urged to make a public submission to a parliamentary inquiry into press freedom, as the government considers whether changes are needed to national security laws to protect journalists.

After Asio made a classified submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, examining how national security laws are affecting the work of journalists, the Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom is calling for it to make its case publicly.

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